Village · Baghmara, South Garo Hills # Balkal Watregittim Balkal Watregittim is a village in Baghmara sub-district of South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793002. The 2011 Census counted 462 people in 70 households, the 9th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%. - 462 people (2011) - 70 households - 69.4% literacy - 793002 PIN code ## Balkal Watregittim PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Balkal Watregittim is 793002. Balkal Watregittim falls in Baghmara sub-district, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793002 - Community development block Baghmara - Census village code 276119 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Balkal Watregittim from nearby towns? - Baghmara (sub-district HQ) 51 km by road - Baghmara (district HQ) 51 km by road - Baghmara (nearest town) 51 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Balkal Watregittim? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Balkal Watregittim; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nojingpagittim - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Baghmara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Baghmara - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Balkal Watregittim Of every 100 households in Balkal Watregittim in 2011, 29 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balkal Watregittim · ■ Baghmara rural average - Electricity for lighting 29% 58% - Toilet within the home 49% 68% - No toilet (open defecation) 51% 27% - Tap water 1% 27% - Drinking water within premises 0% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 9% 17% - Television 20% 33% - Mobile phone 23% 27% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 5% - None of these assets 41% 38% - Own their home 99% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Balkal Watregittim? ■ Balkal Watregittim · ■ Baghmara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.4% 68.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 886 927 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 873 946 - Working population 23.2% 32.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.4% for men and 60.4% for women. 36% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 18 (17%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 46 (43%) · ■ Marginal 42 (39%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Baghmara - Pattal Gittim 566 people - Dobakol Nengjagittim 550 people - Siju Ganga Awe 518 people - Nongalbibra 502 people - Rongsa Awe 462 people - Nilwagre 457 people - Nokatgre 457 people - Me.S.E.B. Complex 452 people All 172 villages in Baghmara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balkal Watregittim? 793002 - How far is Balkal Watregittim from Baghmara? 51 km by road - What is the population of Balkal Watregittim? 462 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balkal Watregittim in? South Garo Hills district (Baghmara sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Balkal Watregittim? 69.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/south-garo-hills/baghmara/balkal-watregittim/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.